clutch vs purse

purse vs clutch

clutch and purse both are nouns.

clutch and purse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clutch	Yes	No	Yes	No
purse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, purse is a hypernym of clutch; that is, purse is a word with a broader meaning than clutch:

clutch: a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
purse: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

Other hypernyms of clutch include bag, handbag, pocketbook.

clutch (noun)	purse (noun)
the act of grasping	a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism	a small bag for carrying money
a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism	a sum of money offered as a prize
a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand	a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
a collection of things or persons to be handled together
a number of birds hatched at the same time
a tense critical situation

clutch (verb)	purse (verb)
affect	contract one's lips into a rounded shape
take into your hands deliberately	gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
hold firmly, usually with one's hands

Difference between clutch and purse

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